New Delhi, Jun 14: The proposed merger of Hockey India (HI) and Indian Hockey Federation (IHF) has been postponed as the latter has asked the government for more time to clear their position. IHF, which expressed disappointment over Sports Ministry's proposals' "tilt towards HI", said it needed a week's time to deliberate over the power-sharing formula designed to end the longstanding row between the two bodies and revive the Indian hockey."We have sent our reply to the ministry.